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NASDAQ:SATS 29 May 2025 - 14 June 2025

Broadband Blackouts & Starlink Smugglers: Inside Venezuela’s Fight for Internet Access

Broadband Blackouts & Starlink Smugglers: Inside Venezuela’s Fight for Internet Access

Venezuela’s median fixed broadband speed reached 54 Mbps by mid-2024, ranking about 119th globally, up from 6.15 Mbps in 2020. State provider CANTV held 56% market share in 2022, but private fiber ISPs now offer 100–300 Mbps in major cities. Only 180,000 homes had official fiber by late 2023, far short of government targets. Power outages remain widespread, disrupting service in nearly all states.
14 June 2025
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Mobile & Portable Satellite Internet in 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Starlink Roam, HughesNet, Inmarsat, Viasat & More

Mobile & Portable Satellite Internet in 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Starlink Roam, HughesNet, Inmarsat, Viasat & More

SpaceX’s Starlink constellation surpassed 7,600 satellites by May 2025, offering service in over 100 countries with Roam hardware priced at $599 and plans from $150 per month. HughesNet, Viasat, Inmarsat, and Iridium provide competing satellite internet options with varying speeds, coverage, and costs. Amazon Kuiper aims to launch service by 2025. FEMA stockpiles Starlink terminals for disaster response.
13 June 2025
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Inside Ecuador’s Digital Frontier: Internet Access, Inequality, and Satellite Solutions

Inside Ecuador’s Digital Frontier: Internet Access, Inequality, and Satellite Solutions

Fixed broadband reached about 15% of Ecuador’s population by December 2022, with 2.75–2.9 million accounts. Mobile penetration stood at 97.8% as of May 2023, with 17.8 million users. In 2022, 20,242 km of fiber-optic cable was installed, and the Mistral undersea cable was activated to boost international bandwidth. Urban internet access remains higher than rural, with 70.1% of urban households connected versus 38% in rural areas.
11 June 2025
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Rural Broadband Revolution: Satellite Internet’s Sky-High Growth (2024–2030)

Rural Broadband Revolution: Satellite Internet’s Sky-High Growth (2024–2030)

The global satellite broadband market reached $5–9 billion in 2023 and is projected to hit $23–24 billion by 2030. North America led with $2.97 billion in 2023, while Asia-Pacific and Europe followed. By 2030, North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific are each expected to generate over $6 billion in revenue. Latin America and the Middle East & Africa are forecast to see the fastest growth rates.
10 June 2025
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Bandwidth Wars: The High-Stakes Battle for High-Throughput Satellite Dominance (2025–2035)

Bandwidth Wars: The High-Stakes Battle for High-Throughput Satellite Dominance (2025–2035)

Global high-throughput satellite (HTS) capacity is forecast to rise from 15.4 Tbps in 2022 to 62.7 Tbps by 2026, with non-geostationary satellites expected to supply 90% of capacity by the late 2020s. Platforms like SES-17 and Boeing 702X use digital, reconfigurable payloads to deliver broadband, aviation, and consumer services. Ka-band GEO and LEO HTS now provide in-flight connectivity on thousands of aircraft.
10 June 2025
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Inside the Sky Shield: How Secure Is Your Satellite Internet?

Inside the Sky Shield: How Secure Is Your Satellite Internet?

On February 24, 2022, a cyberattack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network in Europe disabled about 40,000 modems by targeting a ground VPN appliance and pushing malicious firmware. Starlink’s low Earth orbit system offers latency of 20–40 ms, compared to 500–700 ms for traditional GEO satellites. Unencrypted satellite downlinks can be intercepted with $300 in equipment. Ground stations remain a key vulnerability for network-wide attacks.
4 June 2025
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Out of Signal? These Phones Talk to Space! The Truth About Satellite SMS and Satellite Phones

Out of Signal? These Phones Talk to Space! The Truth About Satellite SMS and Satellite Phones

The iPhone 14 launched Emergency SOS via satellite in 2022 using Globalstar, expanding to 17 countries by mid-2024. Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro became the first phone to support direct satellite voice calls in August 2023 via China’s Tiantong-1. Iridium and Globalstar offer different satellite coverage, with Iridium reaching the poles. SpaceX and T-Mobile plan Starlink Direct-to-Cell texting in 2024.
29 May 2025
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  • Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) Valuation Mixes Signals After Price Dip
    March 22, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT. Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) has seen its share price fall 14.09% over the past month, closing at $7.68. Despite short-term weakness, the stock shows a five-year total shareholder return of 71.18%, suggesting sustained long-term momentum. Analysts hold conflicting valuations: the common narrative values the stock at $9.91, labeling it undervalued based on digital sales growth and margin improvements. Contrarily, a discounted cash flow (DCF) model estimates fair value at $6.65, implying overvaluation. Key risks include softer consumer demand and rising input costs like beef and foreign exchange rates, which could pressure margins. Investors face contrasting views on ARCO's future, reflecting the challenge of balancing earnings multiples against cash flow projections in volatile markets.
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